Cod liver paté on toast

I've briefly mentioned cod liver on Nami-Nami previously - here and here , but it deserves a new post :) There are almost no blog posts on the to…

Spring has sprung!

“Spring has sprung!” said the bumble bee. “How do you know?” said the old oak tree. “I just saw a daffodil blooming on a windy hill!” – Anonymous Sumbe…

Meatless Monday: Oven-roasted pepper and gnocchi with feta cheese

I find gnocchi so much more interesting than pasta recently - there's more bite to them and I love their pillowy shape. In any case, I find myse…

Braised pork chops with sautéed tomatoes

We've got a nice and pretty well-known butcher's shop near our house, and I do try to buy most of my meat from there. There other day I retu…

Swedish coffee cake aka kärleksmums

I was translating some Swedish recipes the other day, when I came across the word ' långpanna ' . I knew it was an oven sheet, but wasn't s…

Baked Lemon Cheesecake

Have you decided upon your weekend cake yet? If not, then may I recommend this lovely and creamy and very lemony baked cheesecake? One of the local d…

Easter paskha for chocolate lovers

Chocolate paskha, 2011, decorated with dried apricots It's Easter Sunday this weekend and many a festive table will have a paskha (also spelled a…